The complete customer experience from the first physical contact and unpacking of a parcel. Box quality, void fill material and scent all shape a brand's premium image (especially on Instagram/TikTok).
A goods distribution system where incoming warehouse stock is transferred almost immediately to outbound trucks, bypassing the rack storage stage entirely.
A formula used by courier companies (e.g. DPD, UPS) that determines the billable weight based on the parcel's volume. A light but large air-filled parcel can cost far more than a small, heavy box.
Eco-friendly protective void fill cut from coloured, rigid paper in an accordion pattern. Ideally absorbs impacts, secures the product and adds elegance to gift and cosmetics parcels.
Excessive and pointless wrapping of a small product in oversized packaging, heavily penalising the dimensional weight at dispatch and generating unnecessary costs.